The NCAA, which is holding its annual convention this week in San Diego, will be protested by the All Players United movement via air on Thursday afternoon. / Kirby Lee, USA TODAY Sports

by Daniel Uthman, USA TODAY Sports

by Daniel Uthman, USA TODAY Sports

A week and a half after flying a message of protest over the site of the BCS Championship, the All Players United movement will take to the skies over the NCAA Convention.

On Thursday afternoon, as the NCAA begins a forum to discuss future structure and governance, an airplane streaming the message, "#All Players United for an equal voice. Wake up NCAA!" will fly over the San Diego Convention Center.

The purpose, according to Ramogi Huma, who is coordinating the protest as the executive director of the National College Players Association (NCPA), is to raise awareness of the lack of a say that college athletes have in the setting the rules and protections of their sports.

"Players need a seat at the table â?? a real seat at the table," Huma told USA TODAY Sports. "If you look at the other sports industries, those players have a voice. The main thing differentiating between those sports industries and NCAA sports is players don't have a seat at the table, and their issues go unaddressed."

For the past 25 years the NCAA has fielded a 32-member Student-Athlete Advisory Committee of current college athletes who are given the opportunity to provide input on issues and rules discussed within the organization. The SAAC also has groups on individual member school campuses, but it does not have legislative voting rights.

Perhaps the most pressing issues for the NCPA involve player safety and medical protections.

"Even with all the money and all the stadiums being expanded, we haven't even seen a guarantee for medical expenses for players injured in sports," Huma said. "That should not be optional. It's just the basics. People are really surprised when they hear these protections are not in place."